Historic site · Iceland
Úranus
Úranus is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Grænadyngja stands 398 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Brú milli Heimsálfa, a attraction 1.2 miles away.
Station of a planet walk/drive
How to reach it
Coordinates63.88382, -22.69205
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rauðhóll: 2.8 mi
- Sýrfell: 3.4 mi
- Súlur: 4.8 mi
- Skálafell: 4.9 mi
- Þórðarfell: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 31
- Geirfugl: 5.0 mi
- Hlutverk: 7.7 mi
- Merki Njarðvíkurkaupstaðar: 7.7 mi
- Kaldárhöfðasverð: 8.0 mi
- Hrafna-Flóki: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 15
- Brú milli Heimsálfa: 1.2 mi
- Gunnuhver: 4.5 mi
- Reykjanestá: 5.0 mi
- Volacno Man Keyboards: 5.0 mi
- Valahnúkur: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Minningarsteinn um Sveinbjörn Egilsson: 8.6 mi
- Minnisvarði um Jón Þorkelsson: 8.6 mi
- Ólafur B. Ólafsson: 9.5 mi
- B-24 Hot Stuff Crash Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Selatangar: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Hafnaberg: 1.5 mi
- Selsvellir: 17.1 mi
- Krýsuvíkurberg: 18.2 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 19.3 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 19.3 mi
Museums: 6
- Slökkviliðsminjasafn: 7.9 mi
- Víkingaheimar: 8.1 mi
- Kvikan: 8.5 mi
- Rokksafn Íslands: 8.5 mi
- Duus Museum: 9.5 mi
Parks: 4
- Skrúðgarður Njarðvíkur: 8.4 mi
- Thorkellinsgarður: 8.6 mi
- Skrúðgarður: 9.1 mi
- Aragerði: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Eldey: 12.8 mi
- Litli Rauðamelur: 21.8 mi
- Fjárskjól við Stórhöfða: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Skátalaug: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Úranus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grænadyngja | ENE 78° | 398 m | 18.7 mi |
| Langhóll | E 83° | 391 m | 12.8 mi |
| Trölladyngja | ENE 77° | 379 m | 18.5 mi |
| Grænavatnseggjar | E 81° | 359 m | 18.2 mi |
| Fíflavallafjall | E 79° | 359 m | 19.1 mi |
| Stóri-Hrútur | E 90° | 357 m | 13.5 mi |
| Framfell | E 87° | 353 m | 16.4 mi |
| Kistufell | E 83° | 335 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 18:43 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 03:05 | 22:08 | 00:01 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:32 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:37 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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